How to use F&O Margin Calculators

Fyers F&O Margin Calculator is India’s one of the best online margin calculator that enables you to calculate extensive margin requirements for futures and option writing/shorting when trading equity and currencies on National Stock Exchange (NSE). At Fyers you get the best margin deals for trading in Intraday futures in both equity & currency futures. Read our Margin Policy to know more.

Benefits of using our Margin Calculator:

• You do not have to calculate approximate margins manually.
• It saves you a lot of time & energy.
• Understand the leverage component per scrip on an ongoing basis.
• Scan through the list of banned scrips right here.
• The Margin calculators are always updated on a daily basis.
• Simultaneously you can use our Options Strategies Lab to trade options like a pro. It is a portal where you can take choose from over 43 different strategies without knowing how to construct them. We have done it on your behalf to make your life easier and more efficient. You can choose strategies based on your market outlook and risk preferences. So the amount of time taken to execute strategies like Iron condor & butterfly spreads is almost nullified. Learn how to use it here.

Equity Futures Margin Requirement:

Total margin = SPAN margin (Exchange) + Exposure margin (Broker)

Total margin is collected to hold the position overnight which is also known as MARGIN under the products available at Fyers. If you choose the product code as INTRADAY instead of MARGIN while placing an order then you will get an additional leverage benefit of 40% of the total margin requirement. Fyers F&O Margin Calculator helps you fetch the margin requirements for Near, Next and Far month derivative contracts at just one go.

See the example below for NIFTY futures margin requirement.

Margin Calculator – Fyers

Calendar Spreads – Margin Requirement:

Calendar spread is a position established by simultaneously entering a long position in futures or options expiring on a particular date along with a short position of the same underlying asset expiring another date or vice versa. This is also known as a horizontal spread which basically hedges your positions. We are among a handful of stockbrokers who provide the margin benefit on calendar spread positions.

The total margin is collected on option writing/shorting which varies based on the underlying asset, volatility, expiry and more. It is like futures positions with some inherent differences due to the strike prices. For instance, deep in the money (ITM) options will require significantly more margins than say an Out of the Money (OTM) options. Total margin is collected to hold the position overnight which is also known as MARGIN under the products available at Fyers. If you choose the product code as INTRADAY instead of MARGIN while placing an order, you will get an additional leverage benefit of 40% of total margin requirement. If you need further clarification on the basics of options, I suggest you read our FAQs. We have covered many useful topics there.

As mentioned earlier in the post, we also have 43+ option strategies which are uniquely designed and explained with a step by step guide. If used correctly, it can be a potent weapon in the hands of an active option trader. A quick glimpse, before you get started.

Multi-Leg Options Strategies – Margin Requirements:

Using our unique Options Strategies Lab, you can enter options strategies with great ease. Since, it includes almost all possible types of strategies, you will need a clear understanding of how margins will be blocked and whether you will receive margin benefit for hedged positions. The exchange calculates risk & provides margin benefit for hedged positions based on SPAN calculations and their internal risk policies. I must highlight that the quantum of margin benefit is rather small due to their limitations. For instance, hedged positions can be squared off by traders at any time. Hence a substantial margin benefit is not provided to manage risk effectively. Speaking of risk management, I encourage you to look at some of our 4 legged options strategies:

Tejas is the Co-Founder & CEO at FYERS, the youngest team to get NSE’s broker license. He has a specialization in finance and has over 10 years of work experience spanning across proprietary trading, risk management, and broking. Tejas & his team started FYERS, a technology-focused brokerage as a mission to transform the trading/investment landscape in India.

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35 Comments

TEJAS, In fyers web platform can u provide the PREVIOUS Day HIGH & LOW lines? same like FYERS ONE PLATFORM? Its very useful for me like intraday trader. thanks. please reply. waiting for your valuable reply. even if you cant make

Hi Anitha, the charting front-end on FYERS Web is based on TradingView and we provide what is available on the platform. Other than that, we can customize the back-end. We have taken note of your feedback and will work alongside TradingView to get this done.

1. If there are no sellers, then you can’t buy. The best way to buy is by placing aggressive bids. But if there still aren’t any, then you will have to continue to hold the position till there is a buyer or until expiry if there isn’t one.

2. You can carry forward your F&O trades and hold them for as long as you want if you choose the product type as MARGIN instead of Intraday.

Nopes. Cannot provide overnight margin for derivatives. It is neither healthy for you or us. This is because derivatives are already leveraged and it more likely than not, it can have an adverse impact on your P&L. Fact: Futures are already leveraged by 6-7 times.

Hi Tejas I am your client, I would like to give you a suggestion. Fyers is well known among online traders but you need to target also less active people by advertising on tv or newspapers. I referred my friend to open an account with you and he agreed but I had to tell him the benefits as he had not heard about your name on any big media. Hope you are working on that. Fyers One is much better than Zerodha Pi and Sharekhan Trade Tiger for sure.. I know this but others are not knowing this at all. Best of luck.

Hey Samir, We’re glad you like our trading platforms. We only started acquiring clients about a year ago and we’re happy with our growth rate especially because its all organic. We’re a fully bootstrapped firm and not big on advertising. Instead, we focus on our products and customer services. It is faithful clients such as yourself that make a company successful. Thx for your suggestions, your point is taken.

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